MLK Breakfast

24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

The East Stroudsburg University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast was initiated by former President Robert Dillman and other dedicated individuals including Leslie Antonette and Mel Gillespie in 1997.

This celebration is a significant and symbolic event in the East Stroudsburg Community as it is the largest program in the area honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Through the years, the program has expanded in size unifying over 400 people from the community on MLK’s Day of Observance.

The program itself has transformed to include components such as the MLK Award, the Julianna V. Bolt Art Contest in which students from all high schools within Monroe County are encouraged to participate and all entries will be displayed at the event, a keynote speaker, musical performances, the Boddie Scholarship Award, and ESU’s official Day of Service in honor Dr. King.

Since its inception, 41 Mary Gertrude Smith Boddie Scholarships have been awarded to ESU students and a total of 60 MLK community and university awards have been presented.

This is will be an event you don’t want to miss!

This year's celebration will be held virtually on Monday, January 18, 2021, from 6 PM to 7 PM via Youtube. To attend this program, please register above. Information on how to access this program will be forthcoming.

Through the years, the program has expanded in size unifying over 400 people from the community on MLK’s Day of Observance.

Since its inception, 41 Mary Gertrude Smith Boddie Scholarships have been awarded to ESU students and a total of 60 MLK community and university awards have been presented.

This is will be an event you don’t want to miss!

Keynote Speaker Sarah Batool Khan

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania selected Sarah Batool Khan ’15, senior curriculum training developer at an anti-sexual violence organization and is based in Washington, D.C. ESU’s 24^th annual celebration honoring Dr. King is scheduled for Monday, January 18, 2021, at 8 a.m. in the Mattioli Recreation Center on ESU’s campus. The theme of this year’s breakfast is "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

Ms. Khan responsible for helping create training for staff and volunteers who support survivors and their loved ones visiting the organization’s two crisis hotlines. This anti-sexual violence organization partners with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country, including Women’s Resources of Monroe County, Inc. (WRMC), an organization where Khan served as a counselor-advocate and benefited greatly from the mentorship of the staff.

More about Sarah Batool Khan

As a community member, Khan is involved in the Justice for Muslims Collective. Their mission is to dismantle institutional and structural Islamophobia through raising political consciousness and shifting narratives, community empowerment, organizing and healing, and building alliances across movements with a focus on the greater Washington, D.C. region. She is a leadership core member for Justice For Muslims Collective where she works on their rapid response efforts to provide direct mutual aid to families impacted by COVID-19 and has worked to pass the No Muslim Ban Act. Khan’s background includes serving as the director of English curriculum for Paper Airplanes Inc. where she created professional training for Syrian and Afghan refugees and their tutors all over the world. She currently also works with Business Research and Services Institute (BRASI) in a curriculum evaluation capacity. Her passion for grassroots education and community-building has allowed her to serve as a Fulbright Fellow in Turkey, a visiting teacher in Cuba, and a presenter at international conferences on the topics of literature and trauma-informed learning.

For more information contact Cornelia Sewell-Allen, Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, at (570) 422-3463 or email at csewell@esu.edu.

MLK Breakfast

Please contact the Office of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence with any questions about our programs throughout the year.

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Campus Address: Reibman Administration Building
Phone:: (570) 422-3463
Fax:: (570) 422-3410 (Fax)

Title of Department Leader: Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
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Phone:: (570) 422-3463

24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

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